Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Giveaway: a $50 77Kids by American Eagle gift card (and a chance to do good)

It's been months since Sabrina's dress boycott started. First she only wanted to wear Max's clothes. Now she's back to wearing her own t-shirts (short sleeves) and gray sweatpants. I am fine with this, though I adore seeing her in dresses and wish she'd wear them on occasion. So it was kinda heartening to go to an event for 77Kids by American Eagle and hear a clothing designer say that her little girl also refuses to wear dresses. I didn't get into the fact that Max is only wearing brown these days, head to toe.

Given the rather limited clothing diet my kids subsist on, I was glad for the invite to the 77Kids offices, and it didn't suck to get a gift card and fee. The clothes were refreshingly cutesy-free; they don't do precious, they do cool.

I'm showing these pics to the kids for fashion inspiration. Or I'm getting the What Not To Wear people to make a housecall. One of those. Meanwhile, at the event we learned about a 77Kids charity initiative happening now, Wish 4 Snow: You can donate 77 cents or more at the stores (there are 9 of them) and it will go to a local hospital. Your kid will get a snowflake, to be posted on a "blizzard" wall at the store, where she can make her holiday gift wishes known. This is what Sabrina wants, although I'm a little stumped as to why she did not specify half sour or sour:

There's also a site where kids can play a cute "catch a flake" game and design snowflakes. If 77Kids gets 100,000 flakes between now and December 14, the company will contribute an additional $25,000 to hospitals. Click here to check it out, and keep reading for the giveaway!

I have one $50 gift card to give away, good for 77Kids or American Eagle, in store or online. To enter, just leave a note saying what your kid is hoping for this holiday. Max wants a big truck and a car wash. Hmm. This giveaway will be open until Wednesday, November 24 at 11:59 EST, and is for U.S. residents. I will randomly choose one winner, announce it here and alert you by email.

Bonus entries:
• Follow 77Kids on Twitter.
• Follow Love That Max on Twitter
• Tweet about this giveaway (once per day, please). Here's a tweet: Win a $50 clothes gift card from @77Kids by American Eagle and @LoveThatMax, ends 11/24, http://tinyurl.com/3a22gsw
• Like Love That Max on Facebook.
• Come over and help me do my holiday shopping. Kid-ding!

You must leave your email if it is not visible in your blog because my ESP is down today, I have a call in to CableVision to get it fixed.

Honestly, I don't know. Neither has really said anything. My oldest son does want a snowboard which he has been waiting for since his birthday. I told him that would be a combination birthday/Christmas gift but other than that I have no idea.

Hmmm. Foster wants all of the characters from Toy Story, even though he doesn't like the movies. Reilly wants the ninja popular hamster thingies *whatever they're called*, Sophie wants CLOTHES, and Finn wants everything he sees in TV commercials, including the wildly inappropriate. I want an iPad. Oh, wait. You don't care what I want. :)

So neat we make snowflakes to hang around the house every year...about the only snow we get down here in this part of Texas. My oldest wants more babydoll stuff of course and my youngest well she said she wanted gum and Lady gaga...I will give her gum but not lady gaga, she is getting a Leapfrom TAG book and some clothes which she really needs because she has grown only in height this past year so nothing is long enough.

my son is looking for anything TOPS, the spinning things ya know..new passion. hes real into legos and made quite a few tops from them. last year his grammy overheard him tell santa at the mall that he wanted a lifetime supply of rope..all he wanted, santa was surprised indeed..well she got it for him and the look on his face when he opened it was priceless!!